BRYAN, TX, September 17, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- HeliBacon, a Texas-based helicopter hog hunting outfitter, is celebrating 14 years of building experiences around adventure, recreation, and feral hog management. Founded by Chris Britt and Chase Roberts in 2012 following changes in Texas law that permitted commercial aerial depredation of feral hogs, the company grew from an unconventional local business idea into an experience-focused operation serving individuals, families, friends, and corporate groups.

The idea began with the question of whether people would pay for the opportunity to hunt feral hogs from a helicopter. Britt recognized the potential soon after Texas authorized commercial helicopter-based hog control. As the concept developed, he began to see that the appeal extended beyond hunting itself. The experience offered people an opportunity to try something unfamiliar, spend time together, and leave with stories from an activity far outside their usual routines.

That distinction has remained important to Britt’s view of the business. “People remember experiences because they give us something to talk about long after the day is over,” he states. “The best experiences bring people together, give them a shared challenge, and create a story that belongs to everyone who was there.”

The foundation of that experience is tied to a practical issue affecting Texas landowners and agricultural communities. Feral hogs can damage crops, disturb soil, affect native habitats, and create challenges for farms and ranches. Texas law established aerial depredation as one tool for managing those populations, creating the circumstances in which HeliBacon could combine wildlife management with a recreational activity.

That combination gives the company a place within the broader outdoor recreation landscape. Its activities connect feral hog management with entertainment and recreation, allowing participants to take part in an experience that has both an agricultural context and an adventurous component. For Britt, that connection has been part of the company’s identity from its earliest days.

“From the beginning, I saw an opportunity to connect something people already needed to address with an experience people would genuinely want to remember,” Britt remarks. “That combination has given us a reason to keep learning, keep adapting, and keep creating experiences that bring people together.”

Novelty also plays a significant role in the appeal. Helicopter-based hog hunting provides a very different setting from conventional hunting, while night hunting with infrared and thermal equipment adds distinctive elements to the experience. Those features provide part of the excitement, yet the broader appeal extends into the social experience surrounding them.

Friends and families can share an activity that places them in an unfamiliar environment and gives them a common story to revisit. Corporate groups can also use unconventional experiences to spend time together outside their usual workplaces, creating opportunities for colleagues to see different sides of one another and develop relationships in a different setting. 

Britt sees that social dimension as an important part of the company’s evolution. “Adventure has a way of changing the conversation between people,” he shares. “You put people in a new environment, give them something meaningful to experience together, and suddenly they have a different set of stories, perspectives, and connections to share.”

As HeliBacon marks its 14th year, the company is also developing additional services as part of an ongoing willingness to explore new possibilities within the experience business. The anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on a company that began in 2012 with an unconventional local opportunity and has since developed into a broader business built around adventure, connection, and memorable experiences. For Britt, the next chapter continues that original spirit of curiosity while opening the door to experiences that extend beyond traditional expectations.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 17, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Global entrepreneurship organization WOI.ECO has announced an initiative to expand its venture-building operations across five distinct markets: the United Arab Emirates, India, Kenya, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.

Founded and chaired by Shafi Shoukath, WOI.ECO operates on an ecosystem-building model aimed at identifying structural national economic challenges and commercializing targeted solutions in direct partnership with local founders.

Operational Framework and Strategic Focus

Unlike traditional pitch-deck accelerators or early-stage grant funds, WOI.ECO utilizes a co-building venture studio methodology. The model focuses on four main operational stages:

• Market and Constraint Mapping: Field research to identify market-specific industrial friction, resource limits, and supply chain gaps.
• Co-Building Ventures: Direct co-creation of companies alongside local technical founders rather than relying strictly on external pitches.
• Early Customer Acquisition: Recruiting corporate and enterprise partners prior to product launch to serve as anchor clients.
• Cross-Border Deployment: Utilizing proven technologies from one market to solve operational challenges in another.

Regional Roles in Ecosystem Network:

• United Arab Emirates: Central hub for cross-border capital routing and global talent convergence.
• India: Technical talent scale, software depth, and enterprise solutions development.
• Kenya: Deployment center for logistics, climate tech, agriculture, and fintech innovation.
• Malaysia: Industrial manufacturing capacity and gateways into broader Southeast Asian markets.
• Sri Lanka: Underutilized specialized human capital and geographic trade positioning.

Addressing Structural Incubation Gaps

WOI.ECO’s expansion addresses a long-standing challenge in global economic development: while public entities have invested heavily in physical innovation districts, converting early-stage infrastructure into self-sustaining, revenue-generating companies remains difficult.

“Every nation has problems,” Shoukath said. “But every nation also has people who understand those problems better than anyone else.”

About WOI.ECO

WOI.ECO applies one ecosystem-development framework while adapting it to the opportunities, institutions, industries and ambitions of each market. For more information, visit woi.eco.

About Shafi Shoukath

Shafi Shoukath is an entrepreneur and venture builder with a background in private startup incubation, serving as founder of Startup Park and iQue Ventures. His work focuses on structuring co-building environments, regional capital access, and private enterprise networks.

Disclaimer

This press release is issued for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or an investment recommendation for any financial instrument, security, or venture vehicle in the United Arab Emirates, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, or any other jurisdiction. Statements contained herein — including those regarding market expansion, startup ecosystem performance, and cross-border capital routing — are forward-looking statements based on current expectations, estimates, and projections. These statements involve inherent risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, and actual operational or financial results may differ materially. WOI.ECO provides no guarantees regarding future company creation or capital returns and assumes no obligation to update these statements following the publication of this release.

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NEW YORK, NY, September 17, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- The electric toothbrush industry has become increasingly good at measuring movement. Modern devices can track time, pressure and angle, while motion sensors estimate which parts of the mouth a user has covered. These measurements can reveal a great deal about the brushing process, but they still say relatively little about the condition of the teeth when that process is complete. A person can brush for the recommended two minutes and repeatedly clean the easiest surfaces while missing the inside of the teeth, the gumline or the back molars. The timer confirms that the brush was running; the coverage map estimates where it moved. Neither directly shows what remains on the tooth surface.

For usmile, that gap became the starting point for a six-year effort to build visual intelligence into everyday oral care. The company has developed a system that combines close-range oral imaging, fluorescence-based illumination, tooth-level image recognition, inertial sensing and on-device computing. Its most complete application to date is the D50 OralCam Toothbrush, but the underlying project extends beyond putting a camera into a single product. The technical objective is to capture visual information from inside the mouth, determine where that information came from and connect it to an action the user can take.

“People generally know whether they brushed for two minutes,” said Jason, product manager for the usmile D Series. “What they usually cannot tell us is where they consistently miss or whether the result matches the effort they put in.” During product research, users were asked to brush as usual and then identify which areas they believed had been cleaned effectively. Optical images captured afterward frequently showed plaque-associated signals in unexpected locations, particularly on the inside surfaces and around the back molars. The discrepancy did not make timers or motion tracking irrelevant, but it exposed their limitation: they measure the behavior surrounding brushing rather than the visible result.

At the center of usmile’s approach is LumaSight™, its oral imaging system. It pairs a 300,000-pixel intraoral camera with six 405 nm violet LEDs to capture plaque-associated fluorescence on the tooth surface. The optical principle is established, but adapting it to a consumer product presents a different engineering challenge. Dental professionals work in controlled environments with specialized instruments and patients whose positions can be adjusted. A toothbrush has to produce usable images in the hands of someone standing in front of a mirror, without requiring professional knowledge or turning a daily routine into a clinical procedure.

The mouth is an unforgiving imaging environment. Space is limited, saliva and enamel create reflections, and the tongue and cheeks can obstruct the camera. Distance and angle change continuously, meaning two images of the same tooth can appear substantially different after a relatively small shift in position or illumination. For that reason, the first technical problem is not analyzing an image but acquiring one that can be analyzed reliably. usmile developed a guided process that divides the mouth into five zones and leads the user through a repeatable scanning sequence. The software evaluates the resulting frames, associates them with the relevant area and asks for another scan when reflections, distance or obstruction make the input unsuitable.

Once an image has been captured, usmile’s image-analysis system identifies individual teeth and matches visible features with predefined categories. The company says the system was developed over six years using approximately 2.18 million tooth images and samples. The analysis runs through a convolutional neural network on the device, supported by approximately 0.5 TOPS of local computing capacity. That figure is modest compared with the processing power of a smartphone, but it has to operate inside a sealed toothbrush handle alongside an imaging system, display, battery and sonic motor.=

Running the model on the device allows the D50 to provide its primary visual feedback without Wi-Fi or a continuous connection to a remote service. The toothbrush connects to its companion app through Bluetooth, but the information needed during the current session is processed and displayed on the handle. This architecture also reflects a product decision about timing. If the system identifies an area that may require more cleaning, the information is most useful before the user has rinsed, put the toothbrush away and moved on. “The moment for action is very short,” Jason said. “While the user is still holding the toothbrush, the result can change what they do next. Once the session is over, the same information becomes something they may look at later or ignore.”

The D50 therefore divides information between two interfaces. A 142-by-428-pixel display on the handle provides immediate guidance, while the app holds detailed images, historical comparisons and longer-term reports. The distinction is less about screen size than time scale. The handle supports a decision within the current brushing session; the app is intended to reveal patterns that become meaningful across days or weeks. Instead of reproducing the phone experience on a smaller display, usmile is using the handle to shorten the distance between seeing a result and acting on it.

Visual information alone, however, cannot establish where the toothbrush moves after an image has been captured. usmile combines LumaSight™ with a six-axis inertial measurement unit that uses acceleration and rotation data to estimate the orientation and movement of the handle. Motion intelligence helps locate the brush, while visual intelligence interprets the tooth surface. A motion sensor can estimate that a user spent time in a particular area but cannot see whether plaque-associated fluorescence remains. A camera can reveal a visible signal, but that image becomes less actionable if the device cannot connect it to the correct location. In D50, the two systems feed into Snipe Mode, which helps guide the user back to an area that may require more attention.

This interaction reveals the larger technical proposition behind the D Series: the image should not end as an image. It has to move through a sequence of illumination, capture, location, analysis and action. “The camera is how we obtain evidence,” Jason said. “It is not the final product value. If the user only receives another picture of their teeth, the system has not finished its job.” That requirement separates a visual-care system from a camera added primarily for demonstration. The usefulness of the technology depends less on whether it can display the inside of the mouth than on whether it can turn that information into a clear next step.

Packaging the system inside a toothbrush also creates a dense set of physical compromises. The camera requires a clear optical path, while the handle must remain sealed against water and toothpaste residue. The processor has to analyze images without generating excessive heat, and the battery has to support the violet LEDs, display, motor and computing hardware. usmile says the D50 can operate for up to 80 days between charges, depending on usage, and charges through USB-C rather than a dedicated base. Jason said the team removed the stand after deciding that a product with extended battery life did not need to occupy a powered dock every day.

A more consequential compromise concerned the scanning process. More frames, tighter positioning requirements and a longer scan could produce more detailed information, but they would also make the feature less likely to survive daily use. usmile chose a five-zone process that prioritizes repeatability and speed over the detail expected from professional equipment. That decision defines both the system’s usability and its medical limits. The technology can show plaque-associated fluorescence and help identify surfaces that may benefit from additional cleaning, but it does not diagnose cavities, periodontal disease or other oral conditions.

According to Dr. Ophelia, usmile’s chief dentist, an oral image captured at home should be treated as a limited visual record rather than a clinical conclusion. A photograph shows a visible surface from one angle under a particular source of light. It cannot provide the information obtained through X-rays, periodontal probing, palpation, professional cleaning or a patient’s medical history. Restorations, staining, saliva and differences in tooth structure can also affect what appears in an image. “The value of home imaging is not that it allows someone to diagnose themselves,” she said. “It can help a person see a location that is difficult to inspect in a mirror, record a visible change and communicate more clearly with a dentist or hygienist.”

That boundary influences both the image-recognition system and the way its findings are presented. A consumer device has to distinguish between identifying a visible area worth attention and assigning a disease label. It also needs to acknowledge when the image quality is insufficient instead of converting uncertainty into a confident-looking result. Used within those limits, home images may make professional guidance more specific. They can help patients understand which surfaces a hygienist is referring to or describe when a visible change first appeared. They do not replace an examination, and symptoms such as pain, swelling, persistent bleeding, trauma or a rapidly changing abnormality still require professional assessment.

usmile is applying the same imaging foundation across more than one form factor. The D50 integrates visual feedback into daily brushing, while the D-lite OralCam uses a smartphone as the interface for more deliberate oral observation and record management. The products operate at different frequencies and serve different tasks, but both rely on the same broader process: illuminate the tooth surface, capture the image, identify the location, analyze the visible information and present it in a form the user can understand.

This suggests that usmile does not see LumaSight™ as a feature limited to one toothbrush. It is being developed as a reusable technology layer for a wider oral-care system. Whether consumers ultimately want that layer in their daily routines remains an open question. Oral imaging introduces more interaction than a conventional toothbrush, and even technically capable health features can lose their appeal once the initial curiosity fades. The system has to provide enough useful information to justify that interaction without encouraging users to check constantly or mistake visual guidance for medical certainty.

Smart toothbrushes have spent years becoming more accurate at describing how people move their hands. usmile is working on the next part of the problem: giving oral-care devices a way to examine the visible result, understand where it came from and guide what happens next. The D50 is the first complete implementation of that idea, but the larger development is the visual intelligence system behind it—and the possibility that the future of smart oral care will be measured not only by the action taken, but by the evidence left on the teeth.

About usmile

Founded in 2015, usmile is an oral health technology company moving everyday oral care beyond basic cleaning toward a more visible, intelligent and targeted approach. Combining oralcare expertise with OralCam imaging, AI-powered recognition and analysis, intelligent sensing, adaptive brushing systems and guided interdental cleaning, usmile creates intuitive products for visualized brushing, personalized cleaning guidance, and portable and at-home water flossing. By making oral conditions and cleaning needs more visible, understandable and actionable, usmile helps adults and families move from reactive care toward prevention-first oral health — setting a new benchmark for the future of oral care. For more information, visit usmile.com.

Disclaimer

The usmile D50 OralCam and LumaSight™ technology are intended strictly for general oral hygiene educational and behavioral guidance. They are not medical devices and are not intended to inspect, diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any oral disease, including dental caries or periodontal condition. Visual feedback should not replace routine clinical examinations, professional cleanings, or diagnostic procedures (such as dental X-rays). Always consult a licensed dentist or qualified oral healthcare provider for medical advice or if you experience pain, bleeding, or other persistent symptoms.

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Global Brand Manager, usmile
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+86 136 0961 0624

NEW YORK, NY, September 17, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Qure.ai, a global leader in AI-powered early diagnosis and care orchestration, today announced that Aira has received Class IIb CE certification under the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) for its clinical decision support system (CDSS). This milestone comes a year after Aira's launch and extends Qure.ai's decade of experience in regulated medical AI — spanning TB, lung cancer and other non-communicable diseases — to AI powered clinical decision support.

Launched at the World Health Assembly in 2025, Aira is built to address three persistent challenges in primary care: workforce shortages, inconsistent adherence to clinical guidelines, and the administrative burden that takes health workers away from patients. The platform integrates with existing health systems as an AI layer on top, turning consultations and paper records into a digital care trail, equipping health workers with patient history and national guideline-based recommendations, and maintaining patient contact between visits. Built for local languages, existing digital devices, and unreliable connectivity, Aira makes digitization part of care delivery rather than an additional task for overstretched frontline workers.

By automating routine documentation and follow-up, and delivering current clinical guidance into everyday care, Aira helps stretched health workers maximize their time to deliver higher quality care. The ambition is to make consistent, connected primary care possible even where workforce capacity and digitization remain limited.

"The quality of primary care a person receives should not be decided by their postcode," said Prashant Warier, co-founder and CEO of Qure.ai. "But a health worker cannot give a patient their full attention while filling registers, searching for guidance and chasing missed appointments. We built Aira to take on that work. Class IIb certification is an important milestone because it validates our clinical decision support within one of the world's most rigorous medical device regulatory frameworks. The bigger ambition is to put dependable clinical intelligence within reach of the people delivering care where resources are stretched furthest."

Under the EU Medical Device Regulation, Class IIb classification reflects one of the EU's highest levels of regulatory scrutiny for software supporting decisions where accuracy and reliability are critical to patient outcomes. Aira's clinical decision support has been certified under this framework, giving health ministries, providers, and funders an independently assessed foundation for evaluation and procurement, subject to applicable local rules.

In its first year, Aira has scaled to ten live pilot sites reaching thousands of patients and care seekers across wide-ranging last-mile and urban contexts in Nigeria, Kenya, Mozambique, Solomon Islands, and Bangladesh. In Nigeria, it supports ART-center (Anti-Retroviral Therapy) health workers with structured data capture and guideline-based decision support, delivered with the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria in Enugu and Ebonyi, and the Adamawa State HIV/AIDS and STI Control Program.

In Kenya, Aira is deployed with local implementation partners and Ministry of Health departments. In Mozambique, it is integrated into AlôVida, the national platform run by the Ministry of Health (MISAU), with VillageReach as implementing partner and Qure.ai providing the technology, supporting pandemic preparedness through a Gates Foundation initiative. In the Solomon Islands, Aira has digitized paper-based health reporting in support of WHO's Western Pacific Regional Office national reporting work. In Bangladesh, it is being deployed with the support of Endless Health.

In a Kenya outreach program, Aira cut time spent on protocol-driven documentation by 32% while ensuring a 98% completion rate in documentation tasks. Within primary HIV care facilities in Nigeria, the clinical-to-administrative time ratio improved by 67% in favor of patient-facing time, alongside a 23% reduction in administrative time.

Aira also supports continuous patient care between visits. In Nigeria, automated calls in Hausa and English remind patients about upcoming appointments and reconnect with patients who have missed scheduled care while also helping ensure consistent adherence to clinical protocols across teams.

Qure.ai's broader AI portfolio is deployed across more than 105 countries, with more than 26 FDA-cleared findings and CE marking for more than 60 indications. The company is now working with ministries of health and institutional funders on population-scale deployments of Aira over existing national systems, with the aim of building a larger evidence base for AI-supported care and patient outcomes.

Qure.ai believes this is the beginning of a broader shift: AI that doesn't just support diagnosis but strengthens the entire primary care system around it, turning every health worker interaction into an opportunity for guideline-driven, data-backed care. At population scale, this is how the global health community closes the primary care gap for the billions still underserved.

To know more about Aira, visit www.qure.ai/aira.

About Qure.ai

Qure.ai is a global AI company innovating healthcare solutions for early detection and care management. Qure's solutions power early detection of lung nodules, neurocritical findings, and infectious diseases to support clinicians and propel developments in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. The company empowers healthcare workers and health systems by helping identify pathology quickly, prioritize treatment planning, and ultimately improve the quality of patient lives. Qure.ai has deployments in more than 107 countries, with regional offices in New York, London, and Mumbai. It was named a TIME100 Most Influential Company of 2025. For more information, visit www.qure.ai.

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SAN DIEGO, CA, September 17, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- OCHRE’s Everything Hair Cream has been named to Allure’s 2026 CLEAN Best of Beauty list, earning recognition in the clean category from Allure’s editors for its performance, innovation and approach to sensitive scalp care.

The $34 hair styling cream delivers multiple styling applications and benefits. It was formulated to support the scalp’s microbiome and is a solution for anyone with a sensitive or reactive scalp who wants a product that makes hair look and feel better without leaving the scalp irritated or weighed down.

Unlike traditional stylers formulated only around the hair fiber, OCHRE approaches haircare from the scalp out. The Everything Hair Cream combines lightweight styling performance with ingredients selected to support scalp health, making it a versatile everyday product for all hair types, including sensitive, reactive and flaky scalps.

For OCHRE co-founder and CEO Christopher Chung, his own experience with scalp sensitivity became the catalyst for creating the brand. "I was using hair products that would temporarily give me results, but my scalp would pay the price, so I started asking why I had to choose between having good hair and having a healthy-feeling scalp," said Chung. "That question was the driving force that led to the creation of OCHRE."

Designed to work across hair types and textures, Everything Hair Cream can be used as an everyday styling and treatment step to:

• Smooth frizz and flyaways
• Enhance natural definition
• Add lightweight hydration
• Improve manageability
• Create a polished finish without heaviness 

For salons and beauty professionals, the product offers a versatile retail recommendation for clients who want styling performance but are also concerned about scalp sensitivity and ingredient overload.

"Clients trust their stylists to help them choose products that work for both their hair and scalp," says Sri Reddy, OCHRE co-founder. "The Everything Hair Cream gives stylists a styling product that delivers on both performance and scalp health that they can feel good about recommending."

OCHRE’s line of hair products is fragrance-free, hypoallergenic, dermatologist-tested and noncomedogenic, as well as vegan and cruelty-free. At the center of the formula is OCHRE’s proprietary PAR Formula, a proprietary blend of plant esters, microalgae extract and rosebay extract selected for their prebiotic, antioxidant and bioactive properties. The result is a styling cream designed for people who may have spent years navigating the trade-off between products that perform and products their scalp can tolerate.

About OCHRE

OCHRE is a science-backed haircare company dedicated to developing products that support scalp health and maintain microbiome balance without compromising performance. After years of searching for effective solutions for his sensitive scalp, founder Christopher Chung partnered with Sri Reddy, whom he met at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, to create OCHRE. Today, OCHRE develops fragrance-free, hypoallergenic, noncomedogenic formulas designed for individuals with sensitive scalps. For more information, visit ochrebeauty.com.

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SAN MATEO, CA, September 17, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- AgriERP by Folio3 Software, an agriculture-focused ERP and farm management software for farms and agribusinesses, has been named winner of the “AgTech Data Analytics Solution of the Year” award in the 7th annual AgTech Breakthrough Awards program, which recognizes the top companies and technologies across the global agriculture and food technology markets.

The award is AgriERP’s third straight recognition in the program, following “Farm Management Solution of the Year” in 2024 and “ERP Software of the Year” in 2025.

Built to run on enterprise platforms including Microsoft Dynamics 365, AgriERP consolidates finance, crop planning, inventory, and field execution into ready-to-use dashboards. Its farm financial management and harvest management modules give growers real-time visibility into costs, yields, and resource use, while configurations such as its row-crop farm ERP tailor the system to specific operations. Recent additions, Intellifabric, built on Microsoft Fabric, and an AI Companion App powered by Microsoft Copilot, deepen the platform’s analytics and automation capabilities.

“Every year the analytics category grows more crowded, and most tools cover only a narrow slice of the operation,” said Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director of AgTech Breakthrough. “AgriERP stood out for its scope and market competitiveness, bringing an entire operation into ready-to-use dashboards on the platforms businesses already run.”

“Those decisions are only as good as the data behind them,” said Adnan Lawai, CEO, AgriERP by Folio3. “This recognition, after back-to-back wins in 2024 and 2025, reflects what our customers see every season: one connected system that turns scattered farm data into same-day decisions.”

About AgriERP

AgriERP by Folio3 Software Inc. is an agriculture-focused ERP and analytics platform that consolidates farm financials, crop and livestock operations, inventory, and field execution in one system. Built to run on Microsoft Dynamics 365 and NetSuite, AgriERP was developed by the Folio3 Microsoft Dynamics Practice in collaboration with UnCommon Farms Group. Folio3 is headquartered in San Mateo, California. Learn more at agrierp.com.

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AUSTIN, TX, September 17, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Snowfire AI, the leader in adaptive decision intelligence that offers enterprise executives a platform built for valuable, disconnected enterprise data, has just launched Snowfire Transform. Snowfire Transform is an AI transformation ROI framework built to answer the one question every executive asks about AI: what is AI transformation actually worth to my business. 

AI transformation consulting, work traditionally scoped, staffed, and delivered by outside teams over weeks or months, is on track to become roughly a $75 billion market by 2034, according to a report from Fortune Business Insights. For enterprises, that can mean hiring a team of specialized consultants, spending significant time interviewing internal teams, and investing hundreds of thousands of dollars before executives even see a specific business plan. Snowfire Transform condenses that first month of work, which normally takes a team of ten about 30 days, into roughly 30 seconds, for free. Snowfire Transform looks at each company individually, their unique publicly available data sources and specialized, complex internal use cases that drive revenue, margin, and competitive advantage, and quickly shows executives what’s possible using the Snowfire AI Adaptive Decision Intelligence framework applied to their business. 

Snowfire Transform generates a shareable, custom-tailored AI transformation plan using simply a work email, company, title, and strategic business goals. From there, Snowfire Transform analyzes the company’s industry and existing technology environment, accounting for the disconnected, siloed systems currently running across the enterprise such as: Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, NetSuite, HubSpot, Google Analytics, Workday — and larger expensive warehouses and data lakes such as Databricks. With connectivity across more than 700 business systems, Transform builds each plan around the realities of an individual business rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all framework and showcases what the ROI outcomes are when those data sources are combined into a synthesized data layer or knowledge graph — making AI transformation less complex and showcasing immediate ROI for the deployment of adaptive enterprise decision intelligence. 

Every Snowfire Transform plan breaks down into three things leadership is ultimately accountable for:

• Revenue: Every leadership team wants to know where growth is actually coming from. Transform traces performance across the business back to what's really driving results, so leadership can back what's working and stop funding what isn't.
• Margin: Protecting margin is a boardroom concern, not just a finance function. Transform surfaces where cost and revenue are quietly diverging, long before it becomes a quarterly surprise, so leadership has time to act instead of react.
• Competitive edge: In the age of AI, protecting company data and the intelligence that lives in it is paramount. Data gathered across enterprise siloed business systems from years of competing is worthy of protecting but it also needs to be synthesized, cross-correlated, and turned into a company’s next edge in the market. Snowfire helps shift that larger data transformation toward use cases that securely leverage the entire data stack to drive  competitive advantage. 

Every Snowfire Transform result includes a 90-day implementation and execution roadmap that details what gets connected first, what use cases businesses can expect to see deployed in the first month, and how the correlation of the data layer for enterprise transformation scales over time in the key areas of revenue, margin, and competitive advantage. It also includes an estimated ROI up front, providing executives a clear view of the potential value to their business before spending a dollar or a minute in a sales conversation.

“Every executive should be able to see the impact of AI transformation quickly, with a clear view of the ROI and the path to get there,” said Greg Genung, founder and CEO of Snowfire AI. “You shouldn't have to spend 30 days and sit through 10 consultant meetings to find out if this is worth your time. Time is money. Transform produces a free, company-specific AI transformation plan in just 30 seconds,  without giving  proprietary company data to an LLM. Plus, it shows you what it will take to get there and how to use the data sources you’re already paying for across your business.”

Snowfire Transform quickly generates a shareable link that the entire team can use to review and align on next steps. For companies that move into production, every Snowfire deployment runs in its own isolated, single-tenant environment. Customer data is never shared with other customers or used to train any AI model, and remains fully portable. If a customer leaves Snowfire, their data leaves with them. Snowfire is SOC 2 Type 2 certified.

Every company needs and wants a brain and operating system that actually understands how its business runs, one built to drive revenue, protect margin, and create competitive advantage without sacrificing data or budget. Snowfire AI was built to be that brain and operating system, and Snowfire Transform is the first 30 seconds of it. 

Snowfire Transform is available now at www.snowfire.ai/transform.

About Snowfire AI

Snowfire AI is the leader in Enterprise Adaptive Decision Intelligence, pioneering a new category of AI designed to transform how executives make decisions. Its patent-pending Adaptive Decision Intelligence platform unifies proprietary business data, organizational intelligence, performance metrics, and strategic objectives with real-time external signals — including market trends, competitor activity, industry intelligence, news, and supplier insights — to deliver contextualized, role-specific intelligence for business leaders.

Unlike traditional business intelligence platforms that require executives to search through dashboards and reports, Snowfire continuously identifies the changes, opportunities, risks, and priorities that matter most and translates them into actionable intelligence. The platform is purpose-built for executive decision-making across revenue, finance, operations, technology, security, marketing, human resources, and strategy.

Snowfire helps organizations drive revenue growth, protect profit margins, and strengthen competitive advantage by connecting fragmented enterprise data and external intelligence into a unified decision-making layer. With more than 750 enterprise integrations, Snowfire can be deployed in as little as 24 hours, enabling organizations to move from disconnected data to actionable executive intelligence without lengthy transformation projects.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Snowfire AI is pioneering the future of data-driven leadership in the age of AI. The platform is available across web, tablet, and mobile, providing executives with secure, enterprise-grade intelligence wherever decisions are made.

For more information, visit www.snowfire.ai or call +1-844-SNO-FIRE.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, September 16, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Amanahkredit, an online loan application service operated by CONSTANCE INFINITY SDN. BHD., has announced an updated digital application workflow designed to streamline credit assessments for eligible Malaysian applicants, including self-employed individuals and gig economy workers whose income is not documented through conventional employer-issued payslips.

Alternative Underwriting and Documentation Protocols

Under the updated framework, applicants without traditional payslips can submit alternative financial documentation — such as bank account statements, official tax records, or audited business accounts — for credit assessment. Applicants must be Malaysian citizens aged 21 or older with a verified income source.

"Our objective is to provide a transparent, fully digital application process that fairly evaluates an individual's financial capacity," said a compliance officer at CONSTANCE INFINITY SDN. BHD. "By incorporating verified bank statements and alternative financial records into our risk assessment model, we can responsibly evaluate applicants who operate outside traditional salaried employment models while maintaining strict adherence to regulatory standards."

Data Protection and Security Controls

Because the process requires the digital submission of sensitive personal records, Amanahkredit utilizes bank-grade SSL encryption for all online applications. All applicant data is processed in strict compliance with Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) and is used exclusively for credit evaluation and identity verification.

Transparent Terms and Regulatory Disclosures

All applications remain subject to individual credit evaluation and verification. Loan terms, including the approved principal, interest rates, administrative fees, and repayment schedules, are provided to applicants prior to loan agreement execution.

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About CONSTANCE INFINITY SDN. BHD. (Amanahkredit)

Amanahkredit is a digital personal loan application platform operated by CONSTANCE INFINITY SDN. BHD., a licensed non-bank credit provider (Kredit Komuniti) regulated by KPKT in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The platform provides structured, transparent credit application workflows for Malaysian consumers. For more information, visit Amanahkredit.

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ELKHART, IN, September 16, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- William Paul Buckley, equity owner and chairman of the board at Elkhart Clinic, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who for his work in the healthcare industry. Elkhart Clinic is the last physician-owned multispecialty clinic in Indiana. 

The recognition highlights Dr. Buckley's more than two decades of clinical and organizational leadership, along with his continued commitment to mentoring the next generation of internists.

Advancing Independent, Patient-Centered Medicine

Since 2024, Dr. Buckley has served as a physician with Privia Health in Elkhart, Indiana, an organization that provides health systems and employers with physician groups and population health management programs.

Dr. Buckley has been a member and equity owner of Elkhart Clinic since 2001. His peers elected him to serve as chairman of the board, a role he held for 12 years across six consecutive terms before stepping down to make room for new leadership. 

Three years later, Dr. Buckley was reelected following his successor's departure. Under his stewardship, Elkhart Clinic has maintained its independence at a time when private equity firms or larger health systems have acquired most comparable practices in the state.

Dr. Buckley also served as chief of staff at Elkhart Hospital for two years. Earlier, he worked as a hospitalist at Pekin Hospital in Illinois and a general internist at Laporte Hospital in Indiana.

FIRM: A Physician's Alternative to FIRE

Dr. Buckley's approach to his career reflects a philosophy he describes as FIRM (Financial Independence, Responsible Mission), which he distinguishes from the FIRE movement, or Financial Independence, Retire Early, popular among professionals in recent years. While FIRE treats financial independence as a path to stepping away from work, FIRM treats it as a transition into continued professional and personal responsibility.

Under this philosophy, financial independence gives physicians the freedom to choose how they keep contributing, not the freedom to stop. For Dr. Buckley, that has meant staying engaged at Elkhart Clinic, mentoring younger partners and leading through periods of change rather than stepping back once his own goals were achieved. 

Dr. Buckley views the approach as especially relevant given the burnout and workforce pressures facing healthcare today, noting that experienced physicians often bring judgment and institutional knowledge most valuable later in a career.

Professional Involvement and Education

Dr. Buckley is active in the Indiana State Medical Association and has served as president of both the District 13 Medical Society and the Elkhart Medical Society. 

Dr. Buckley earned a Doctor of Medicine from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1992, following a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and biology from Valparaiso University in 1988. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis in 1995 and had a one-year appointment as chief resident of internal medicine at Methodist Hospital. 

In 2026, Dr. Buckley completed Privia Health's Clinical Leadership Program, a selective national initiative admitting only 24 participants annually. He has been recognized as a fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Preserving Independent Medicine for the Next Generation

As he continues his work at Elkhart Clinic and Privia Health, Dr. Buckley remains focused on mentoring younger partners and preserving independent, physician-led medicine throughout Indiana.

About Elkhart Clinic

The Elkhart Clinic was founded in 1954 with the partnership of four physician specialists: Doctors Thomas Elliott, Jack Ivy, James Futterknecht and Ed Dovey. Through the years, the Clinic has grown steadily to become a major provider of medical care for Elkhart County and the surrounding communities, offering cutting-edge primary and specialty care as well as diagnostic, therapeutic and wellness services of the highest order. For more information, visit elkhartclinic.com.

About Marquis Who’s Who

Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the First Edition of Who’s Who in America®, Marquis Who’s Who® has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment. Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms around the world. The suite of Marquis® publications can be viewed at the official Marquis Who’s Who® website, marquiswhoswho.com. 

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BEIJING, China, September 16, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- JD.com, also known as JINGDONG, today launched CheFresh (七鲜大厨), a new AI-powered healthy eating service for the home. Designed to turn personalized dietary guidance into everyday meals, CheFresh brings together AI, JD.com’s fresh food supply chain and robotic cooking in an integrated service.

At the heart of CheFresh is Health Brain AI, powered by JoyInside, JD.com’s AI-powered integrated software and hardware solution. Users can provide health check reports and dietary preferences, which Health Brain AI uses together with nutritional knowledge to create personalized meal plans and daily menus tailored to their health and dietary needs. High-quality fresh ingredients are then selected, cleaned, portioned and delivered through JD.com’s fresh food and cold-chain network. An intelligent cooking robot completes the process at home, automatically managing cooking, seasoning and cleaning.

“Our goal is not simply to give people advice on healthy eating, but to help turn that advice into the meals that reach the family table every day,” said the head of CheFresh. “Health, convenience and taste all need to come together.”

CheFresh has opened its first pre-orders in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities. Initial orders will be delivered progressively in the order in which reservations are placed.

CheFresh is also exploring how AI can help preserve family recipes. A special edition allows families to digitally record recipes, including ingredient proportions, seasoning, cooking steps, temperature and heat control. The intelligent cooking robot can then reproduce these dishes consistently, offering a new way to preserve and share family recipes across generations.

At the launch, CheFresh announced strategic partnerships with Raffles Hospital, the UK Butler Guide and OriginX, connecting professional health expertise, household services and AI innovation.

“Professional medical advice only creates lasting value when it becomes part of everyday life,” said Dr. Charles Poon, Medical Director of Raffles Medical North China and General Manager of Raffles Hospital Beijing. “Through our collaboration with CheFresh, we hope to better connect professional health management with the meals people eat every day.” This reflects Raffles Hospital’s emphasis on extending dietary guidance beyond the clinical setting and into patients’ daily lives.

“For premium households, quality is not only about good ingredients. It is also about having a trusted service that brings together nutrition, taste and convenience,” said Liang Guo, Chief Representative forGreater China at the UK Butler Guide Service Group. “That shared focus on trusted household service is what makes this collaboration meaningful.”

“What interests us is how CheFresh brings AI and intelligent devices into an everyday setting such as the family kitchen,” said Daojun Sun, co-founder of OriginX, a leading Chinese company integrating AI research, industry and real-world applications, and Director and Professor at the Institute of AI Marketing, Communication University of China. “We look forward to exploring how AI, intelligent devices and quality retail can work together to create new consumer experiences.”

CheFresh reflects JD.com’s broader exploration of bringing AI from the digital world into everyday physical activities. Rather than stopping at recommendations about what people should eat, CheFresh connects AI-powered planning with the physical execution of sourcing, delivering and cooking food. By combining AI, supply chain capabilities and intelligent hardware, JD.com is exploring how AI can help turn digital intelligence into practical, real-world experiences.

About CheFresh

CheFresh is an AI-powered healthy eating solution from JD.com designed to bring personalized nutrition into everyday home dining. It integrates Health Brain AI, JD.com’s fresh food supply chain and an intelligent cooking robot into a seamless service covering personalized meal planning, ingredient delivery and automated cooking. By connecting nutrition guidance with everyday meals, CheFresh aims to make healthy eating more personalized, convenient and accessible at home.

Media Contact

Isla Zhang
zhangtongren.isla@jd.com

AUSTIN, TX, September 16, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Deli Aroma, an Austin-based clinical aromatherapy practice led by clinical aromatherapist and owner Fai Chan, is reporting a single-patient case observation involving the use of complementary and integrative protocols alongside immunotherapy in the care of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

The reported case involved approximately one year of monthly visits with an individual receiving immunotherapy. According to Deli Aroma, the patient's treating medical team subsequently evaluated her progress and adjusted her prescribed pharmaceutical treatment regimen.

The development reflects the practice's ongoing focus on exploring how complementary protocols can be incorporated alongside conventional medical treatment for individuals managing chronic autoimmune conditions.

Integrative Care Alongside Conventional Treatment

Deli Aroma's approach is based on combining clinical aromatherapy and other integrative protocols with an existing medical treatment plan rather than positioning complementary care as a replacement for conventional medicine.

The practice is examining whether this type of collaborative approach can play a useful role in supporting individuals undergoing treatment for rheumatoid arthritis while maintaining conventional medical care as part of the broader treatment process.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause persistent inflammation, joint pain, stiffness, and functional limitations. Treatment may include immunotherapy and other disease-modifying medications, with outcomes varying considerably from one patient to another.

The development comes as patients and healthcare professionals continue to explore approaches that may improve the experience of managing chronic autoimmune diseases while established medical treatments remain central to care.

One-Year Patient Case Reaches Review Stage

The patient case reported by Deli Aroma involved monthly visits over approximately one year.

Following that period, the patient’s treating medical team evaluated her progress and adjusted her prescribed treatment regimen, placing the individual under ongoing clinical review. Deli Aroma considers the individual case an exploratory observation that highlights the need for formal, peer-reviewed clinical study on integrative wellness protocols.

The company doesn’t present the individual outcome as evidence that patients with rheumatoid arthritis can generally reduce or discontinue medication. Decisions concerning prescribed medication remain the responsibility of each patient's treating medical professionals and depend on individual clinical circumstances.

The case also highlights an approach in which complementary care wasn’t treated as an isolated intervention. Instead, the protocols were incorporated into an ongoing care process while the patient continued receiving medical treatment and participating in regular integrative sessions.

Deli Aroma is using the experience as a basis for further observation and evaluation, with the aim of determining whether similar approaches may warrant additional clinical study.

A Collaborative Approach to Patient Care

For Deli Aroma, the significance of the milestone lies in the combination of approaches rather than replacing one treatment model with another.

Chan said the case reflects the potential value of collaboration across different areas of care.

“Complementary care must never replace conventional medicine,” said Chan. “Our objective is to explore how supportive, holistic protocols can work hand-in-hand with a patient’s treating rheumatologist to support overall well-being without compromising medical oversight.”

The practice is interested in further examining integrative approaches through evidence-based research. Future clinical observations could potentially provide material for academic research and contribute to broader discussions about how complementary practices can be evaluated alongside established medical treatments.

Expanding the Focus on Integrative Research

The milestone represents a developing area of focus for Deli Aroma as the practice continues its work in clinical aromatherapy and integrative protocols.

Based in Austin, the practice provides rheumatoid arthritis consultations and individualized treatment planning by appointment in the Westlake and Domain areas. Its stated geographic focus includes Austin, Dallas, and Houston, with the potential to reach a broader national and international audience.

The practice's work centers on exploring how complementary protocols can be incorporated into conventional care while maintaining appropriate medical oversight.

Deli Aroma emphasizes that its protocols are intended to complement conventional medical care. Patients receiving immunotherapy or prescription medication for rheumatoid arthritis should consult their treating healthcare professionals before making changes to their treatment.

About Deli Aroma LLC

Deli Aroma LLC is an Austin, Texas-based clinical aromatherapy practice led by Fai Chan, clinical aromatherapist and owner. The practice focuses on clinical aromatherapy and integrative protocols, exploring their application alongside conventional approaches to patient care. Deli Aroma currently provides consultations and individualized treatment planning by appointment in the Austin area.

Disclaimer

Deli Aroma LLC provides complementary clinical aromatherapy services intended solely to support general well-being alongside conventional medical treatment. Clinical aromatherapy and essential oil protocols are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure Rheumatoid Arthritis or any other medical condition. The single-patient case mentioned in this release is observational and anecdotal; it does not constitute clinical trial evidence that aromatherapy enables patients to reduce or discontinue prescription medications, immunotherapies, or disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Patients should never alter or stop prescribed medical regimens without the direct advice and supervision of their licensed rheumatologist or physician.

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NEW YORK, NY, September 16, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- VisionIntoArt board chair Jill Steinberg was honored by Concert Artists Guild at its 75th Anniversary Gala on September 14 in Tribeca for her contributions to the arts community and her longstanding commitment to supporting innovative artistic initiatives. She was recognized alongside the Emerson String Quartet and Music for Autism, highlighting her leadership in advancing interdisciplinary projects that connect the arts, technology, and accessibility.

The recognition reflects Ms. Steinberg’s years of service to nonprofit arts organizations, including her role as board chair of VisionIntoArt, where she has helped support projects that bring together artists, technologists, and disability advocates. Among those initiatives is the composer Paola Prestini’s Sensorium Ex, an opera exploring disability, artificial intelligence, and communication accessibility that continues to reach new audiences through international presentations.

Recognition for Artistic and Community Impact

As board president of National Sawdust and the board chair of VisionIntoArt (the Impact Lab of National Sawdust), Ms. Steinberg has spent years supporting nonprofit arts organizations through leadership, philanthropy, and advocacy for innovative artistic programming. Her work has helped foster collaborations that explore the intersection of music, technology, and social impact while expanding opportunities for artists and audiences alike.

Ms. Steinberg’s work as a performance photographer has documented productions and artists at venues throughout the United States and abroad, including the Park Avenue Armory, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Barbican Center in London, the Onassis Library in Athens, and numerous contemporary arts organizations.

Supporting Innovation Through VisionIntoArt

One of the organization’s recent initiatives is Sensorium Ex, an opera exploring disability, artificial intelligence, and communication accessibility. The project brings together artists, engineers, and disability advocates to examine how emerging technologies can create new forms of expression while improving accessibility for individuals with communication challenges. Composed by Paola Prestini and librettist Brenda Shaughnessy, Sensorium Ex has a live residency event scheduled at National Sawdust in Brooklyn on November 19, 2026.

Following its recent New York performance and workshop in collaboration with New York University’s engineering department, Sensorium Ex recently debuted at the Royal Ballet and Opera’s SHIFT Festival in London on June 6, 2026. This international presentation has extended the project’s reach to new audiences, reinforcing VisionIntoArt’s commitment to interdisciplinary artistic innovation.

Sensorium AI, a creative arts and technology project focused on expanding voice and creative expression for minimally verbal and nonspeaking individuals, partnered with NYU's Ability Project to engineer communication tools — developed as part of Sensorium Ex — that empower individuals who cannot rely on verbal speech to express themselves. The work aligns with VisionIntoArt's broader mission of using artistic experiences to address social issues and expand access to creative expression

Photography, Publishing, and Philanthropy

In addition to her work with nonprofit arts organizations, Ms. Steinberg continues to develop photography projects focused on music and performance. Two major exhibitions are planned for 2027, including an opera photography exhibition at Ethan Cohen Gallery in New York City in January (with exact dates to be announced), and a second exhibition featuring portraits of notable musicians and composers at The KuBe Art Center in Beacon, New York, on May 8, 2027. 

Ms. Steinberg is also the author of “Contemplations” and “Invisible Revealed.” Both publications are available through National Sawdust, with proceeds supporting VisionIntoArt’s Impact Lab.

Throughout her career, Ms. Steinberg has emphasized the use of photography and artistic documentation as tools to support organizations and artists whose work creates social impact. Her photographs have appeared on NASA.gov website under Hubble’s Cultural Impact and in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and various arts and cultural outlets.

Recognition Reflects an Ongoing Commitment to the Arts

Ms. Steinberg’s recognition at the Concert Artists Guild 75th Anniversary Gala underscores her ongoing support for organizations that foster artistic innovation, accessibility and collaboration. As VisionIntoArt continues to expand projects such as Sensorium Ex to international audiences, the honor highlights the broader impact of her leadership in helping advance creative initiatives that bridge the arts, technology, and community engagement.

About Concert Artists Guild

Concert Artists Guild (CAG) empowers extraordinary emerging musicians to launch sustainable, impactful careers. The nation’s leading nonprofit artist management and development organization, CAG identifies exceptional young soloists, ensembles, conductors, and composers and provides them with comprehensive management support, performance opportunities, and curated mentorship essential to building lasting careers. CAG believes in music as a force for connection and change, preparing artists to engage meaningfully with the communities they serve and to lead with purpose both on and beyond the stage. For more information, email info@concertartists.org.

About VisionIntoArt

VisionIntoArt is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to developing interdisciplinary projects that bring together music, technology, visual art and social engagement. Through collaborations with artists, researchers and cultural institutions, the organization creates original works that explore contemporary issues while expanding opportunities for artistic innovation and accessibility. Learn more at www.visionintoart.org.

About Marquis Who's Who

Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the First Edition of Who’s Who in America®, Marquis Who’s Who® has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment. Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms around the world. The suite of Marquis® publications can be viewed at the official Marquis Who’s Who® website, www.marquiswhoswho.com.

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CURITIBA, Brazil, September 16, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Renault Geely do Brasil today announced the start of production for the Geely EX5 EM-i Super Hybrid in Brazil, delivering the first collaborative product of the partnership between Geely Holding Group and Geely Automobile Holdings [1] (together referred to as “Geely”) with Renault Group.

The Ayrton Senna facility, the factory of Renault Geely do Brasil, has been thoroughly modernized to enable the industrial implementation of Geely's state-of-the-art GEA (Global Intelligent Electric Architecture) architecture. It is now positioned as one of the most comprehensive automotive manufacturing complexes in Brazil, capable of delivering a full spectrum of propulsion technologies — from efficient internal combustion and flex-hybrids to fully electric vehicles.

Local production of the Geely EX5 EM-i Super Hybrid officially began at the complex, with its highly anticipated market launch scheduled before the end of the year. Furthermore, the new funding secures the local manufacturing footprint for Geely's next-generation EVs. The company confirmed that production of the Geely EX2 — a fully electric hatchback utilizing the advanced GEA architecture — will commence at the facility in December 2026.

These milestones are facilitated by the strategic partnership established in November 2025, which was created to accelerate the development of the Geely brand in the country and localize the production of top-tier automotive technologies for South American consumers.

Victor Yang, Senior Vice President of Geely Holding Group, stated:

"The successful rollout of our first locally produced vehicle is a historic milestone for Geely Auto Group, representing a major leap forward in our globalization strategy. Brazil is a highly strategic market in our global footprint. Our cumulative investment demonstrates our absolute commitment to lead the new energy transition in Latin America."

Ariel Montenegro, President and CEO of Renault Geely do Brasil, stated:

"The investments announced today strengthen our industrial capabilities, expand our portfolio, and consolidate the Ayrton Senna Industrial Complex as one of the leading electrified vehicle production hubs in the region. More than launching new products, we are preparing our operations for the future by combining the strengths of the Renault and Geely brands to offer Brazilian customers state-of-the-art technologies.”

[1] Geely Auto, Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) code: 0175.

About Geely Auto Group

Geely Auto Group is a leading global automotive company headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Part of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Geely Auto Group develops and manufactures passenger vehicles under the Geely, Lynk & Co, and Zeekr brands. Geely Auto achieved cumulative sales of 3,024,567 units in 2025, exceeding the full-year sales target with a year-on-year growth of 39%. New energy vehicle (NEV) sales reached 1,687,767 units, a year-on-year increase of 90%. With a strong focus on technology innovation, electrification, and sustainable mobility, Geely Auto Group operates world-class R&D centers and manufacturing facilities across China, Europe, and key international markets. The Group is committed to delivering safe, high-quality, and intelligent vehicles enabled by advanced technologies such as hybrid powertrains, full-electric architectures, smart connectivity, and autonomous driving systems. As a global company, Geely Auto Group continues to expand its international presence through strategic partnerships, localized operations, and industry-leading platforms. Geely strives to create mobility solutions that are greener, smarter, and more accessible, driving forward the future of sustainable transportation. For more information, visit global.geely.com.

About Renault Geely do Brasil

Renault Geely do Brasil was established on November 3, 2025, when Renault Group, Geely Holding Group and Geely Automobile Holdings (collectively referred to as "Geely") signed agreements through which Geely acquired a 26.4% stake in Renault do Brasil. The strategic cooperation between Renault Group and Geely in Brazil will accelerate the development of both Renault and Geely brands in the country while paving the way for the introduction of new zero- and low-emission vehicles in the Brazilian market using the highest technological standards. The Ayrton Senna Industrial Complex, located in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, employs approximately 5,000 people and includes two manufacturing plants. 

Media Contact

Janet Chen
media@geely.com

CHARLESTON, SC, September 16, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Host, media personality and content creator Ryan Albert, known to national audiences from Bravo’s "Southern Charm" (Season 10), has announced the launch of his new podcast, "You’re the Shift," a conversation series about the real-life moments that lead people to change their lives, their direction, and sometimes, who they are. New episodes of "You’re the Shift" will launch weekly beginning on September 16, 2026, running through November 18, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

At a time when conversations about success and reinvention often feel overly polished, the show focuses on something more personal: the turning points that actually force people to grow, and what happens after. Each episode features candid conversations with public figures, founders, athletes, and cultural voices about the decisions, risks, and unexpected moments that changed the course of their lives.

“Everyone talks about change like it’s something big and dramatic,” said Ryan Albert. “But most of the time, it’s a series of smaller, quieter decisions that slowly shift everything.”

For the inaugural episode, Ryan will sit down with Preston Konrad, who is currently in production for the second season of his show, "That Thrifting Show."

With a conversational, unforced interview style, Ryan creates space for guests to open up about topics that are often discussed privately but rarely shared publicly, including identity, relationships, career changes, faith, family, and the process of becoming who you want to be. The result is a show that resonates with listeners navigating their own transitions, whether in career, relationships, or personal identity, and looking for stories that feel honest and relatable. 

Season one brings together a mix of familiar television personalities, musicians, and deeply personal stories of transformation, all centered on the moments that change everything.

A core group of episodes features an exciting lineup of confirmed guests, including Carson Kressley, Patricia Altschul, Kalee Rogers, Bradley Carter, and Nayeema Raza. These conversations explore identity, relationships, and personal growth behind the public eye. Arturo Castro joins the lineup too, right as his new movie, "Matchbox: The Movie," premieres in October.

Across all episodes, "You’re the Shift" focuses on the human side of change, the moments that don’t always happen in public, but shape everything that follows.

Ryan explains, “'You’re the Shift' is about the quiet moments that change people’s lives, the decisions, conversations, and realizations that lead to growth even when they don’t feel significant at the time. We’re exploring identity, reinvention, relationships, ambition, and the experience of becoming someone new.”

Booking Inquiries: mcgee@hloveco.com

Creative Credits

• Agency: HLoveCo
• Production: JJ Miller Media 
• Creative Director: Michelle Hirschberg
• Editor: Kaleem Iqbal Hashmi

About HLoveCo

HLoveCo is a people-first agency network helping creators, celebrities, and executives translate personal influence into enduring brands. Founded by Hallie Harris, the agency integrates talent networks, storytelling, and proprietary growth models to deliver future-facing marketing at the speed of culture. Learn more at hloveco.com.

About You’re The Shift

"You’re the Shift"™ is a conversation series hosted by Ryan Albert that explores the real-life moments that lead to personal change. Through candid, interview-driven storytelling, the show features public figures, founders, athletes, and cultural voices reflecting on the decisions, risks, and unexpected turning points that shaped who they are today. With a focus on identity, reinvention, and growth, "You’re the Shift" creates space for honest, human conversations about what it really takes to change direction in life, and what happens next. "You're the Shift" was developed by Ryan Albert in partnership with HLoveCo.

About Ryan Albert

Ryan Albert is a Charleston-based media personality, entertainer, and storyteller. He previously appeared on Bravo’s "Southern Charm" (Season 10) and is the host of "You’re the Shift,"™ a podcast focused on the moments that lead to personal change. His work explores identity, growth, and reinvention through candid, conversation-driven storytelling. For more information, follow on Instagram. 

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Christie Giera
CMO, HLoveCo
christie@hloveco.com

Annie Hohendorf
Director of Communications, HLoveCo
annie@hloveco.com

ANN ARBOR, MI, September 16, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Fans in Michigan Stadium’s suites and clubs have a new way to reduce waste on gameday this season. Michigan Athletics and Learfield Sports and Entertainment introduced reusable cups in suite and club areas at the Big House beginning Sept. 5, when the Wolverines opened the season against Western Michigan. The program replaces single-use cups with reusable cups that are collected after use, washed, and returned for future games.

The initiative will continue throughout the 2026 football season and supports the University of Michigan’s broader efforts to reduce waste and expand reuse across campus. The program is a partnership among Michigan Athletics and Learfield Sports and Entertainment, sponsor SOLO®, stadium food and beverage provider Levy Restaurants, and reuse infrastructure and operations provider Bold Reuse.

The program is more than a Michigan first. By bringing reuse to the largest stadium in the country, the partnership sets a new operational benchmark for collegiate athletics nationwide. The program brings reusable cups to one of the university’s most visible settings and offers an opportunity to learn how to incorporate reuse into gameday operations. 

A Winning Partnership with SOLO®

The Michigan Stadium program builds on the reusable cup partnership SOLO® and Bold Reuse first launched in Michigan in May 2026. 

“Michigan Stadium is the perfect setting to showcase what’s possible when innovation and sustainability come together,” said Libby Rice, Sustainability Program Manager for SOLO® Reusables. “With more than 100,000 fans gathering on game day, this program demonstrates how reusable packaging can work at scale while helping build the infrastructure needed to create a more circular system across Michigan.”

Bold Reuse: Setting the Standard for Reuse in Collegiate Sports

Bold Reuse is the reuse infrastructure and operations provider making the program logistically possible, designing and running the collection, industrial washing, and redistribution system that keeps cups circulating throughout the season instead of going to landfill after a single use. The company has built a national track record across college sports, professional sports venues, and large-scale events. Michigan Stadium marks Bold Reuse’s first large-scale venue partnership in the Detroit market and an opportunity to apply its reuse model within Michigan Stadium’s suite and club operations.

Bold Reuse has emerged as a leading voice on what it takes to move sports and entertainment venues away from single-use packaging, publishing benchmark research on reuse adoption across the industry, and advising venues, sponsors, and food and beverage partners on how to implement reuse without disrupting gameday operations. 

Bold Reuse said the partnership shows reuse programs can scale to the largest venues in college sports without added complexity for staff or guests and that Michigan Stadium should serve as a reference point for athletic departments and conferences nationwide considering reuse. Supporting venues like Michigan Stadium on their waste-reduction goals, the company said, is how the model expands beyond a single Big Ten campus to the sport at large, cutting single-use waste and creating jobs along the way.

“Michigan Athletics is leading the next chapter of reuse in collegiate athletics and throughout its home state,” said Heather Watkins, co-founder of Bold Reuse. “Bringing a reusable cup program to the largest stadium in the country is a significant step forward. We’re proud to bring the infrastructure and expertise to make reuse part of the way things operate at the Big House, and we hope this partnership encourages more venues to see reuse as a practical, scalable part of their operations.” 

How the Program Works

Reusable cups replace single-use cups in suites and clubs at Michigan Stadium for all home games this season. Levy Restaurants serves beverages in the reusable cups as part of its normal in-venue service. SOLO®, which has a growing lineup of reusable products, supplies the reusable cups and return bins.

Bold Reuse manages the collection, washing, and redistribution system end to end.

“Michigan Stadium brings our community together on gameday and provides a powerful platform to demonstrate the leadership we want to see across our campus and throughout the state. Bringing reusable cups to the Big House builds on Michigan’s longstanding commitment to sustainability and gives our fans an opportunity to be part of that progress,” said Jennifer Cadicamo, Vice President and General Manager of Michigan Sports Properties.

Setting the Pace for U-M's Waste Reduction Goals

This launch builds on the University of Michigan's broader campus sustainability efforts. The Office of Campus Sustainability and Innovation advances university goals across operational and cultural areas, including climate action, waste reduction, and sustainable and resilient grounds. These include goals to increase waste diversion from landfill and reduce overall waste. Together, these goals reflect the university’s current waste reduction strategy, which emphasizes waste prevention, reuse, and diversion in support of a more circular campus. OCSI works with units across the university to track and report progress on these goals.

As the first venue in Michigan to adopt a reusable cup system, the reusable cup program puts that strategy into practice in a highly visible campus setting. By replacing single-use cups with cups that can be collected, washed, and reused, the program offers an opportunity to reduce waste while testing how reuse can be incorporated into Michigan Stadium operations.

Levy Restaurants' Role

As the food and beverage provider for Michigan Stadium, Levy Restaurants integrates the reusable cups directly into its suite and club service for every home game of the season.

Michigan Stadium Reusable Cups Program Summary

• What: Reusable cups in suites and clubs at Michigan Stadium ("The Big House"), the first reusable cup program at a venue in Michigan and a new operational benchmark for reuse in collegiate sports 
• When: Started September 5, 2026 (season opener vs. Western Michigan), continuing throughout the 2026–27 football season 
• Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, the largest stadium in the country by capacity 
• Who: Michigan Athletics / Learfield Sports and Entertainment (venue), SOLO® (sponsor and cup supplier), Levy Restaurants (food and beverage provider), Bold Reuse (reuse infrastructure and operations provider)

SOLO® and Bold Reuse are actively welcoming venue and event partners across Southeast Michigan and throughout the Midwest. Organizations interested in a fully managed reusables program should contact reusables@solocup.com.

About Bold Reuse

Bold Reuse (Green Options PBC) is the largest reusable serviceware operator in U.S. sports and entertainment: 20+ professional sports teams, six markets, and diverting millions of items from landfill. The company collects, washes, and redistributes reusable food and drinkware across stadiums, arenas, corporate campuses, and universities, backed by its Circular Intelligence platform for real-time asset tracking and impact reporting. For more information, visit boldreuse.com.

About SOLO®

From party cups and paper goods, takeout containers and to-go drinks, and now reusable solutions, SOLO® gives people the freedom to enjoy food & drinks wherever they are. Back yard or center field, down at your corner coffee shop or in the drive-thru — SOLO is in the middle of every moment. For more information, visit solocup.com.

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Mya Manibusan
mya@boldreuse.com

HOUSTON, TX, September 16, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- DexMat, the materials company behind Galvorn®, today announced that the World Economic Forum has selected it as one of 10 winners of UpLink’s Powering Tomorrow: Electricity Systems Challenge. The selection brings DexMat into the UpLink Ventures cohort and the Forum’s global UpLink community. The cohort was announced during the “On the Horizon: The Next Wave of Energy Innovation” session at the Forum’s 2026 Energy Forum in Geneva.

The electricity system is built almost entirely on steel, aluminum, and copper. Copper demand from AI infrastructure, electrification, and renewable integration is projected to grow 50% by 2040, while supply is on track to peak in 2030 and then decline. Steel production alone accounts for approximately 8% of global final energy demand, and aluminum smelting is among the most electricity-intensive industrial processes in the world. DexMat’s submission made the case that the next grid needs a different class of materials, one that is conductive, strong, and lightweight, and that can be produced from abundant feedstocks at a fraction of the energy cost of legacy metals.

Galvorn is that material. An advanced carbon material, it delivers 97% of copper’s electrical conductivity weight for weight at 80% less mass, and it has 15 times the specific strength of steel by mass. Galvorn is manufactured today at DexMat’s ISO 9001-certified facility in Houston and ships globally as fiber, yarn, and film to customers developing products across aerospace, defense, data centers, wire and cable, automotive, and energy. Since Galvorn’s invention, DexMat has increased production capacity more than 3,000-fold and reduced manufacturing costs by 99.6%.

Electricity demand is growing faster than utilities can add capacity. New transmission corridors can take a decade or more to permit and build, and many existing towers cannot support heavier conductors without costly foundation upgrades. The result is stranded capacity on corridors already in place.

DexMat's first grid application addresses this constraint directly. With Prysmian, one of the world's leading cable manufacturers, and with support from a $1.1 million U.S. Department of Energy grant, DexMat is developing an overhead transmission conductor that replaces the steel core inside a standard aluminum conductor with a Galvorn core. Early results point to a conductor that is roughly 20% lighter than today's steel-cored cable, with a 120% increase in breaking strength, and an estimated $100,000 per mile lower installation cost. Results like that are what a different class of material can do where copper, aluminum, and steel have hit their limits. The design also matches standard installation bend radius, operates at high temperatures with reduced sag, and enables integrated line monitoring through the conductive core itself. As production scales and costs decline, the roadmap leads to conductors with increasing Galvorn content. An independent third party has validated DexMat's techno-economic analysis, and pilot-plant and demonstration-plant designs have been costed for the next stage of scale-up.

“The grid is built on the wrong materials for what we are now asking it to do,” said Bryan Guido Hassin, CEO of DexMat. “Steel, aluminum, and copper powered the first grid, and each has become a constraint on the next one. Galvorn combines conductivity, strength, and light weight in a single material that is shipping today and, at scale, can be produced from an abundant domestic feedstock at a fraction of the energy cost of legacy metals. Replacing the steel core in transmission conductors is where that matters first for the grid, and we are grateful to UpLink for recognizing both the application and the material behind it.”

The material shift also changes the energy cost of building infrastructure. At scale, Galvorn can be produced from natural gas, an abundant domestic feedstock, with far lower energy intensity than mining and processing legacy metals, and it can be recycled into Galvorn without losing its properties.

Grid deployment requires significantly higher production volumes and lower price points than DexMat’s current markets. DexMat is building toward those economics through commercial applications in signal wire and EMI shielding across aerospace, defense, and data centers, where Galvorn’s properties command a premium at today’s scale and price. Every order in those markets adds throughput, process knowledge, and purchasing scale to the same production platform that will supply future conductor cores. The two tracks run in parallel. The Prysmian program develops the grid application, while the wire and cable business supports the scale-up.

Separately, DexMat has signed its first joint development agreement with a Tier 1 global wire and cable manufacturer and its first multi-year offtake agreement, providing nearer-term commercial proof as the transmission program advances.

About DexMat

DexMat is a U.S.-based company pioneering Galvorn®, a lightweight, flexible, and high-performance conductive material. Invented at Rice University by Nobel Prize-winning scientists, Galvorn offers a unique combination of properties that enables new designs and mitigates system-level tradeoffs across demanding applications. Customers in aerospace, space, defense, automotive, energy, and consumer technology are using Galvorn to develop lighter systems, improve durability, and enable applications not possible with traditional materials. Proudly made in America, Galvorn is manufactured at DexMat’s ISO 9001-certified facility in Houston and shipped globally. For more information, visit dexmat.com.

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Mahoney Communications Group
fiana@mahoneycommunications.com

SUNNYVALE, CA, September 15, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- AfinClic Financial Technologies, Inc. (dba AfinLoans) has raised $10 million and is deploying $4 million across 1,000 loans to borrowers with no credit file. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, it will explain its approach at the DCNY Summit at the U.S. House of Representatives on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Using frontier AI, the platform underwrites borrowers with no credit file based on earnings and the loan’s intended purchase. Its Salt Lake City pilot tested and measured that method loan by loan.

The Summit convenes cross-border founders, investors, policymakers, members of Congress, diplomats and ambassadors to discuss emerging technology’s economic and community impact.

The U.S. Census Bureau counts 29.8 million self-employed workers, gig workers and micro-businesses, generating $1.7 trillion in 2022 revenue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau counted 7 million U.S. adults without credit records in 2020, but no federal data identifies how many are self-employed. No one has measured or priced that gap.

AfinLoans’ founders expect self-employment to accelerate as declining purchasing power and automation-driven layoffs push more families toward it while they still need to cover basic needs.

Each loan funded one income-generating purchase: a vehicle, equipment or working capital. Sophia, AfinLoans’ AI assistant, helped borrowers choose it, guided financing and stayed until income arrived, using no credit-bureau score.

Every loan adds repayment and income data, which AfinLoans considers its advantage. Competitors can buy the same AI, talent and infrastructure, but not repayment behavior from borrowers excluded by traditional scoring.

“Our mission is to help self-employed workers access income opportunities that the traditional credit system has priced out of reach,” said Armando Vejar and Jaaziel Munoz, founders of AfinLoans. “The work revolution is underway. Sophia helps humans rise with it.”

Vejar brings 20 years of experience in lending; Munoz brings 26 years in software and research. They assembled more than 28 experts and built operational rails with Snell & Wilmer, Parsons Behle & Latimer and Tenet Consultores.

Loans issued in Q4 2026 and Q1 2027 will complete the nearly finished dataset, providing the volume Sophia needs to complete training and establish the foundation for a planned $15 million seed round.

Notes to Editors / Data Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau Data: Nonemployer Statistics (2022 dataset, released May 2025). The Census Bureau classifies gig work as a subset of the nonemployer business universe.
• CFPB Credit Data: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, "Technical correction and update to the CFPB’s credit invisibles estimate" (June 2025).

About AfinClic Financial Technologies, Inc.

AfinClic Financial Technologies, Inc. (dba AfinLoans) is a consumer lending company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. AfinClic has filed the Consumer Credit Notification required by the Utah Department of Financial Institutions under Utah Code § 70C-8-202 (NMLS ID 2689257). More at afinloans.com. Contact us at investors@afinclic.com. 

Disclaimer

AfinLoans currently makes loans only to residents of Utah, and this announcement is not an offer of credit in any other jurisdiction. AfinClic is a financial technology company, not a bank, and is not endorsed, sponsored or approved by any government body; participation in the DCNY Summit does not imply otherwise. Statements about the new platform version, future deployment, model training, results and financing are forward-looking, reflect management’s current expectations, and are subject to risks that could cause actual results to differ materially. AfinClic undertakes no obligation to update them. References to prior financing are historical statements only. Any AfinClic securities offering is made solely to qualified investors through definitive offering documents, and none is made by this announcement. AfinClic is an equal credit opportunity lender.

Media Contact

Jessica Gonzalez
Afinclic Financial Technologies
jgonzalez@afinclic.com

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 15, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Trip Habibi Tourism LLC has announced the accessibility of its Dubai City Tour by Local Guide, a sightseeing experience intended to present visitors to both the historic and modern edges of Dubai. Directed by local guides, the tour combines visits to heritage regions, traditional markets and major modern landmarks across the city.

The experience aims to give the travellers context of the places they travel to. Local guides will be on hand to narrate stops and answer questions and share information during the trip, in addition to recorded commentary.

Exploring Old Dubai

The Dubai City Tour starts in the heart of Deira and Bur Dubai, where the close association with the trading history of Dubai is evident. Guests can tour the Spice Souk and Gold Souk, crossing Dubai Creek via abra before touring the Dubai Creek.

The Dubai City Tour also takes you to the area of Al Fahidi, which boasts traditional architecture, courtyard and wind-tower buildings. This is an important segment of the journey for visitors to learn more about Dubai before its speedy development.

These are the places that guides take visitors to as a background to the city's early trading and fishing/pearling activities and how Dubai has grown up to become the city that visitors see today.

From Heritage Areas to Modern Dubai

Following the exploration of the older districts, some of the most recognizable modern districts in Dubai are explored.

Itinerary also covers sightseeing around Downtown Dubai where you can enjoy a view of the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall district. The Dubai City Tour also heads on towards the Palm Jumeirah and Jumeirah Beach. Joining these places within one itinerary permits travellers to experience contrasting sides of Dubai, from its historic trading neighbourhoods to its modern developments.

Trip Habibi says the pace of the tour can also vary according to the group. Some guests may prefer additional time for photographs, while others may want to continue sightseeing and ask questions while travelling between locations.

Local Guides and Flexible Tour Options

The Dubai City Tour by Local Guide is available in both half-day and full-day formats.

Travellers can choose between private tour arrangements and smaller shared-tour options depending on availability and their preferred travel style. Hotel pickup and drop-off across Dubai are also included, together with air-conditioned transportation between selected stops.

A Trip Habibi spokesperson said:

"People don't book this because they want a lecture. They want someone who can answer the odd question, point out the café locals actually go to, and explain a building instead of just naming it. That's what separates a guide from a driver with a microphone."

The company says this approach is intended to make the Dubai City Tour more conversational while still allowing visitors to cover major Dubai attractions within an organised itinerary.

Part of a Wider UAE Travel Experience

Trip Habibi also operates other tourism experiences, including desert safaris and Abu Dhabi day trips.

The Dubai City Tour can therefore be booked as a standalone experience or included as part of a wider UAE itinerary. For first-time visitors in particular, exploring both Old Dubai and newer districts can provide useful context before visiting other destinations during their stay.

Tour Availability

The Dubai City Tour by Local Guide is currently available through Trip Habibi Tourism LLC.

Travellers can contact the company directly to ask about tour schedules, group arrangements and availability. Information about the Dubai City Tour and the company's other tourism services is also available through its official website.

About Trip Habibi Tourism LLC

Trip Habibi Tourism LLC is a Dubai-based tour operator providing city tours, desert safaris and cultural excursions across Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The company is based on Dubai Airport Road and serves travellers booking directly as well as those arranging tours through hotels and travel agents. For more information, visit triphabibi.com.

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Trip Habibi Tourism LLC
triphabibi@gmail.com
+971 54 288 9953

PHOENIX, AZ, September 15, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- RRA Capital, a commercial real estate bridge lender and private credit firm, today announced the appointment of Alec Anson as Director of Multifamily Investments. Anson will report to Chief Investment Officer Ted Van Brunt and will focus on evaluating multifamily investment opportunities and helping guide the firm’s strategy within the sector. 

Anson brings nearly a decade of experience across real estate investing, underwriting, asset management, and transaction advisory. Most recently, he served as a commercial underwriter with Western Alliance Bank’s National Build Finance group, where he evaluated complex financing opportunities involving build-to-rent communities, large-scale residential developments, and land development projects. 

Previously, Anson served as Director of Underwriting at Acanthus Development, where he built financial underwriting models for senior living investments and worked closely with lenders, equity partners, and other stakeholders throughout the capitalization process. 

Anson also spent more than five years at Button Capital, where he was involved in acquisitions, financing, due diligence, and asset management for multifamily and mixed-use investments. During his tenure, he helped manage a portfolio of more than 4,000 multifamily units across markets including Florida, Texas, Boston, and Phoenix. 

“Alec brings a valuable combination of multifamily investment experience, disciplined underwriting and hands-on portfolio management,” said Ted Van Brunt, Chief Investment Officer at RRA Capital. “His understanding of both debt and equity will strengthen our ability to evaluate opportunities across the capital stack and support the continued growth of our multifamily investment strategy.” 

“RRA Capital has built a remarkable track record through thoughtful investing and strong execution,” said Anson. “I’m excited to join an established team with ambitious growth plans and look forward to the continued expansion of the firm’s multifamily investment platform.” 

Anson began his career in Ernst & Young’s real estate transaction advisory practice. He studied finance at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and completed a certificate in international business. 

About RRA Capital

RRA Capital originates and manages short-term bridge loans secured by transitional commercial real estate assets, with a focus on middle market transactions across major U.S. markets. Founded in 2008, the firm has originated over $2 billion across a series of separate managed accounts and funds, with offices in Phoenix and New York. RRA serves a national network of capital markets professionals and institutional investors, including family offices, pensions, insurance companies, and RIAs. Learn more at www.rracapital.com.

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Director of Marketing, RRA Capital
hwhite@rracapital.com

FORT WORTH, TX, September 15, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- American Airlines won more awards than any other airline in the 2026 Newsweek Readers' Choice™ Awards, earning the No. 1 spot in four categories: Best Airline App, Best Airline Rewards Program, Best Airline for Families, and Best Airline for Business Travel. 

The recognition comes as American celebrates its centennial year and reflects the airline’s continued focus on making travel more seamless, rewarding, and connected for customers. American continues to enhance the customer experience through investments across the travel journey, including plans to introduce state-of-the-art seatback entertainment screens at every seat across its narrowbody fleet, expand premium seating options, offer complimentary inflight Wi-Fi, and elevate its lounge and onboard experiences. These improvements underscore American's commitment to listening to customer feedback and investing in what matters most to travelers. 

“There is no greater compliment than earning the trust and recognition of our customers,” said Nat Pieper, Chief Commercial Officer at American Airlines. “These awards reflect the experiences our customers value most, from staying connected through our app and finding value in the AAdvantage® program to traveling with confidence for business, family vacations and everything in between. We are honored to be recognized by travelers and grateful to our team members who work every day to deliver for our customers.”

The awards highlight areas where customers see the greatest value in their travel experience, from planning and managing a trip through the American app to earning rewards through AAdvantage® and traveling confidently for work or with family. American earned the top ranking in the following four categories:

American’s four No. 1 honors

• Best Airline App: American was recognized for a mobile experience designed to simplify travel at every step, including a dynamic home screen with boarding passes and real-time gate information, integrated baggage tracking, in-app customer service chat, seat maps, and flight-management tools.
• Best Airline Rewards Program: The AAdvantage® program was recognized for the flexibility of its Loyalty Points system, which allows members to earn status through travel, co-branded credit cards, and everyday purchases, as well as for global redemption opportunities through the oneworld alliance, milestone rewards, and complimentary domestic upgrades.
• Best Airline for Families: American earned the top ranking for features designed to make family travel easier, including complimentary adjacent seating for children under 15 traveling with an accompanying adult, early boarding for families with young children or strollers, high-speed Wi-Fi, and kid-friendly entertainment options.
• Best Airline for Business Travel: American was recognized for its extensive domestic and international network, Admirals Club® lounges with workspaces and high-speed Wi-Fi, oneworld alliance elite benefits, and AAdvantage Business™ solutions designed to help companies earn rewards and manage travel.

“Each year, the Readers’ Choice Awards celebrate the best of the best, as chosen by the people who matter most — our readers,” said Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Jennifer H. Cunningham. “We’re proud to recognize those organizations that continue to raise the bar for quality, innovation, and customer experience.”

Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice™ Awards begin with a curated slate of nominees selected by Newsweek editors and panelists. Winners are then determined by reader voting based on factors including service, value, and overall customer experience. Nomination is free, and votes cannot be purchased or incentivized.

About American Airlines

American Airlines is a premium global airline connecting more of the U.S. to the world. With roots tracing back to an air mail carrier in the Midwestern United States in 1926, American now operates more than 6,000 daily flights to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries and serves more than 200 million customers annually. Powered by a proud and talented team of 130,000 aviation professionals, American’s team lives out the airline’s purpose of caring for people on life’s journey every day.

The world’s largest airline proudly celebrates its centennial year in 2026, reaching a milestone that reflects a century of innovation and the Forever Forward℠ spirit that changed the industry and the world. American introduced the first scheduled air cargo service, the first airport lounge and the first airline loyalty program and continues to reinvent the customer experience today. The airline is also a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members serve more than 900 destinations around the globe.

Get the latest about American at news.aa.com and @AmericanAir.

About Newsweek

Newsweek is a global digital news organization built around the iconic American magazine. Newsweek reaches 100 million people monthly through news, opinion, images, graphics and video delivered across print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia. For more information, visit www.newsweek.com.

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American Airlines Corporate Communications
mediarelations@aa.com